Wednesday, 29 October 2014

CERVICAL AND THORASIC MYELOPATHY AYURVEDA

This is again from our clinical experience, why I am writing is for awareness and efficacy of ayurveda treatments when it's done in clinically described manner.

We had many patients presented with cervical myelopathy and had done immediate surgery , come back again with rather the same symptoms.

Let's look at the outcome of both system of medical management.

Cervical myelopathy occur when there is pressure on the spinal cord in the neck or thoracic spine resulting in numbness/ weakness in the hands with associated symptoms of difficulty in balance and gait. Myelopathy typically results in a step wise deterioration.

Major symptoms

Clumsiness of hands,

Dropping objects

Neck pain

Tingling,numbness,arm aches

Walking and balance

Trouble in fine motor movements like buttoning buttons

Major cause

Arthritis of neck/back

Narrow spinal cord

Choice of treatment

Ayurveda

Non surgical, Regenrative medications and are non steroidal, major medications are